Europe

A new container port in Sweden will be built with the capacity to handle around 100,000 standard containers annually.

Sweden’s first inland waterway container barge shuttle service launches this month to reduce road congestion and carbon dioxide emissions.

Key Italian ports have long expressed the ambition to extend their hinterlands. AJ Keyes reviews progress, plans and what obstacles remain.

Despite being hit hard by COVID-19, many gateway container ports in Italy continue to invest in capacity. Accommodating bigger vessels is the main catalyst, A J Keyes reports.

Investments at a Greek container terminal will boost its capacity and ability to compete for business.

A second tender has been issued for the Zagreb Pier Container Terminal in Rijeka, Croatia, but the way it has been let and the operator selection criteria fall far outside the norm,…

A 25-year port partnership will see the UK’s largest construction materials terminal built.

GB£40m will be invested into a UK container terminal to provide customers with speed, security, reliability and flexibility.

An international public tender process has been launched for the development of a Greek port.

An Irish port has set out to tackle a growth challenge as it estimates it will reach its maximum throughput capacity between 2030 and 2040.

The UK Government has been accused of dragging its feet in supporting a new initiative to make Scottish ports more sustainable.

The Europa Terminal at the Port of Antwerp will be upgraded to enable it to handle the largest container vessels.

Andrew Penfold considers how Turkey’s Marmara Sea container handling market has developed and future prospects including the critical issue of the balance between supply and demand.

A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe to further build its supply chain efficiency and sustainability.

A steady series of headlines makes one thing clear – BREXIT most certainly isn’t “done”!Felicity Landon considers the fallout for some of the key UK ports involved.

The UK Government has announced that eight new English freeports will be established following a competitive bidding process.

Draft extension trials that will determine whether a Belgian port can handle the world’s biggest container ships have begun on a major river.

David Mundy of legal firm BDB Pitmans discusses the main criteria, candidates and challenges associated with the selection process for operators of the 10 new UK Freeports

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has selected contractors for the construction of new quays in the Princess Amalia Harbour as part of its container throughput expansion investment.